Data Engineer

Winnipeg Richardson International Airport; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airport authority in Winnipeg is seeking a Data Engineer to build and manage data pipelines supporting analytics initiatives. This role emphasizes optimizing data pipelines and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. Candidates should have a background in Computer Science, extensive experience in Python and SQL, and a strong focus on data quality and automation. Benefits include a competitive salary and comprehensive health coverage.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Full Benefits package of Health, Dental & Vision

DC Pension Plan

Healthcare Spending Account

Lifestyle Spending Account

Employee Assistance Program

Training & Development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Python, R, or similar development experience.
• 5+ years of SQL experience.
• 5+ years experience with schema design and dimensional data modeling.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Ability to manage and communicate data plans.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable data pipelines for data management.
• Collaborate on compliance and data governance.
• Develop systems to monitor data quality.
• Automate data processes to enhance efficiency.
• Train users in data pipelining and preparation methods.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data modeling

APIs

Data quality monitoring

Collaboration

Troubleshooting

Communication

Cloud platforms

Education

Post-secondary education in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Boomi

MuleSoft

Informatica

Microsoft Data Fabric

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

The Organization

The Winnipeg Airports Authority (WAA) is a community-based, non-share capital corporation that operates, manages, maintains, and invests in the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport and affiliate businesses. Operating on a multi-site property, the WAA is responsible for airport operations, security, facilities, parking, ground transportation and communications.

With an ever-expanding airport campus, WAA is a critical player in the development of one of Canada’s strategic transportation hubs. As a perennial “Top Manitoba Employer”, the WAA prides itself as an organization that attracts engaged employees with the right skills, in the right place, and at the right time. http://www.waa.ca

Job Title: Data Engineer

Reports to: Director, Information Technology

Type: 1-Year Term, Full-time (Commencing March 1, 2026)

Closing Date: January 19, 2026

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Director, Information Technology, the Data Engineer will be responsible for building and managing data pipelines to support enterprise data and analytics initiatives. This position will focus on optimizing these pipelines and ensuring they are ready for use by analysts, decision-makers and other stakeholders needing curated data. This position involves collaborating with internal and external stakeholders and providing training on data tools and products.

Responsibilities include:

• Design and implement scalable data pipelines to manage growing data volumes and complexity, ensuring seamless integration with APIs Optimize data pipelines for production, ensuring efficient, reliable movement of data from source systems to end-users.
• Collaborate with data governance teams to uphold compliance standards, champion responsible data usage, and evaluate curated content for effective reuse.
• Develop and implement systems to monitor data quality and ensure accuracy for stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve data issues, write test scripts, and maintain documentation to support data reliability and clarity.
• Automate data processes and workflows, reducing manual effort and errors while boosting efficiency.
• Enhance data infrastructure, supporting upgrades to data management systems, enabling automation and improve integration.
• Learning and applying advanced data tools and AI enabled metadata management.
• Monitoring schema changes and recommending or automating integration workflows.
• Work closely with data science teams, business analysts and other stakeholders to refine data and analytics requirements and support data consumption needs.
• Partner with analytics and business teams to improve data models for business intelligence tools, promoting accessibility and data-driven decisions.
• Coordinate with frontend and backend engineers, product managers, and analysts to align on data strategies.
• Work with business unit and engineering teams to plan a long-term data platform architecture.
• Stay informed about new data initiatives and use domain knowledge to address evolving data requirements with innovative techniques for ingestion, preparation, integration, and operationalization.
• Train system technicians, data scientists, analysts and other users in data pipelining and preparation methods to help them easily integrate and utilize the data for their own use cases.

Selection Criteria include:

• Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline
• 5 + years of Python, R, or similar development experience
• 5 + years of SQL experience (non-relational database experience is considered an asset)
• 5+ years experience with schema design and dimensional data modeling
• Ability in managing and communication data warehouse plans to internal clients.
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining data processing systems.
• Experience working with Boomi, MuleSoft, Informatica, or other modern API integration platforms.
• Experience working with Microsoft Data Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake, or other modern cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong writing skills as well as the ability to articulate IT-related concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical staff.
• Experience with problem/incident response.
• Experience with developing processes and written procedures.
• Experience with developing infrastructure metrics and creating reports.
• Effectively manages change and pressure and ability to manage change and pressure
• Strong customer service orientation
• Strong experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic business environment with a strong customer service orientation.
• Experience with developing processes and metrics, writing procedures, and creating reports.

Work with us!

• Highly competitive salary.
• Full Benefits package of Health, Dental & Vision.
• DC Pension Plan.
• Healthcare Spending Account to use on additional benefit expenses.
• Lifestyle Spending Account to use on Wellness expenses such as health and fitness.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Supported Training & Development opportunities.
• Opportunity to work with a high functioning team of professionals working on a diversified portfolio; and
• Proud to be named one of Manitoba’s Top Employers annually since 2011.

Condition of employment is the ability to obtain and maintain an Airport Restricted Area Identification Card.

Winnipeg Airports Authority is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We encourage all qualified applicants experiencing barriers to equity to self-identify in their application.

Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.